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University of Manitoba students who rely on transit pay a total of $480.80 over the summer and winter semesters for bus passes, but that cost could be significantly reduced with a UPass program. ...

My Canada includes the Wheat Board,” “62% of farmers support the wheat board,” and “Canadians stand with the Wheat Board” were among the signs raised by protesters at a rally on Nov. 15. The rally,...

The University of Manitoba is set to hold a workshop about its sustainability strategy draft on Nov. 24 at the Fort Garry campus. The university released a draft of a new sustainability strategy last month,...

As opening of The Hub is getting closer, some students are concerned there may be a cover charge to enjoy the new campus pub. During a recent University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council meeting,...

The University of Manitoba is reorganizing its Security Services department, a move that has some students studying at the Bannatyne campus concerned. Effective Dec. 12, 2011, the university will begin efforts to redeploy patrol...

Italian prime minister resigns Italians celebrated the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi outside Rome’s presidential palace on Nov.12, as the prime minister officially stepped down, ending his 17-year political career, reported CBC News. Berlusconi had pledged to...

Homicide record broken The death of Harry Wellington Gegwetch on the morning of Nov. 12 marks the 35th homicide for Winnipeg, surpassing its 2004 record, reported CBC News. Gegwetch, 42, was found in a vacant...